The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-21

insisted that Capt Sapp should investigate
the contents OF the box before he would
open it.
The directors of the Augusta Exchange
| met Thursday mt y o'clock in the office OF
the directors. The directors, in addition TO
all the cotton, stocks, bonds, etc, grain and
otEer merchandise, will add to their
lists New Orleans and New York sugars
and coffee. From II to o'clock has been
decided on as trading hour, and that hour
merchants in various lines viii meet to
trade; brokers in bonds and stocks we'll sell
local or listed securities.
The directors of the Augusta Real Estate
| and Land Improvement Company met
! Thursday afternoon and declared an per
| cent. dividend.
| Attorney General Joseph A Earle, of
| South Carolina, left Augusta Thursday
| morning for Columbia In conversation at
| the depot he stated that doubtless Gov.
| Richardson will refer Gov. Gordon's apph-
cation for the requisition for Blackwood to
| him, and he would without hesitation
| oppose the requisition being granted. He
| further stated that he did not think the
| Carolina authorities would punish Stone,
| but said he thought they would make it
hot for McNally.
Capt. A. B. Connolly, Chief of Police of
| Atlanta, has received a present which he
values very highly II was a pair of heavy
brass stirrups made from brass taken from
the Keokuk, Federal gun boat that was
| sunk in the Charleston harbor during the
early part of the war. The present was
made by Thomas W. Chandler Chief Con-
molly will use the stirrups only on state
| occasions.
The Gate City Guard, Of Atlanta, viii not
| go to Europe this summer. This is settled
beyond doubt. AT the meeting Thursday
| NIGHT the decision xxac made Tho affa16
| ance was large, as it was known that the
| question would be irrevocably decided one
/ way or the other Most of the members
were outspoken in their determination to
make the tour. They had paid in their
money, had prepared for the trip and had
made up their minds to cross the ocean, and
| 90 they would at all hazards A few of
those who had originally intended to go were
| disguised with the way things had been
managed, and wavered. 1t was found
that instead of thirty-six men,
only twenty-seven could be counted
on with certainty to go on the tour. An
effort was made to increase this number,
but without success. After much delibera-
ton it was determined that the only thing
left for the company to do was to pass a
resolution not to 60 Such resolution was
adopted by decisive vote. Then it was
resolved that as many of the members as
could 90 would make the trip as tourists,
not wearing their uniform abroad. They
will be required to wear their uniform from
Atlanta to New York; because the contract
with the railway company requires it. 1t is
believed that about eighteen members will
take the trip. 1t is not likely, however, that
Capt. Burke will be one of the party.
At Milledgeville, during a severe thunder
storm Wednesday Miss Ola Barnes was
shocked by a lightning stroke. and at last
accounts had not yet recovered from its
effects. She was made blind, deaf and
speeches. by the jar. She is gradually i'm.
proving now, and her friends expect to see
her all right again soon.
Hardy Tippett shot and fatally wounded
a negro on his place, about two miles west
} Of Hawkinsville, Thursday morning 1t Is
generally conceded that Mr. Tippett acted
} in self-defense, as the negro was advancing
on him with an open knife when he shot
him.
: A change has been made in the day fol-
opening the bids for the erection of tn,
, building of the Macon Agricultural Works
making it noon of Monday, May %, instead
: of May 27, as heretofore announced Bid
should be handed in before that time at tn,
J office of Campbell, VanSyckle & Co.
, Green Rickerson, the negro convicted O
the murder of Harrison Brown, hackman
nearly two years ago, died in his cell at tn
jail at Macon about 8 o'clock THURSDAY
, morning. He had been sick about week
7 Green was convicted of murder and tn
Supreme Court reversed the decision of tn
court below last February. He was await
ing his new trial when he died There wa
no direct evidence that he killed Brown
The circumstances were of such a character
however, that the jury could not do other
wise than convict. 1t is said that at tn
new trial much stronger evidence woult
have been offered against him.
, When the Baptist church at Macon mad
, its last call for funds to complete their new
! building, an old widow in South Macon, VIII
, had long been beneficiary, contributed he
mite, 2oc. That amount to her was equiva
lent to $40 with most of the donors.
, They tell it ON a young broker of Macol
/ that the day after the military banquet tina
his eye fell upon some samples of coffee AM
9 a price list year old that had lain in tn
l express Office all that time, ana had Jus
) been taken out. He saw that the price o
coffee had gone down from Gle to pc, an,
he went out and sold some 200 bags befor
he found out that joke had been playe,
, upon him.
Some years ago marriage occurred abov
cambridge, wherein the happy spouse i'm
mediately put down the law regarding in
l toxicating drinks For some time every
thing went along smoothly. Last week
: however, the husband was there attendin,
court and partook so heavily of the tempt
; ing glass that he reached home quite intoxi
I Gated. The wife, true to her promise, lie.
! him to post, tied him and, as he says, CAV
, him good licking. At last accounts every
thing was lovely.
Near cambridge Wednesday a drunken
negro, employee Of the Savannah, Florid
-, and Western road, aboard the regular pas
senger train for cambridge, took and per
sisted in keeping a seat in the ladies' coach
The conductor assigned him to his prope
place, but in a boisterous manner, to the an
noyance Of the passengers, he immediatel,
broke open the door and resumed his forme
seat. The train was stopped, and with tn
combined efforts of eight or ten men tn
negro was put out ON the track.
) FLORIDA.
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